Software update: OpenELEC 4.0 beta 4

The fourth beta of version 4.0 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on XBMC Media Center and can turn a computer into a full-fledged HTPC. OpenELEC is easy to install, maintain and use, as well as being small and lightning fast. In version 4.0, which is based on XBMC version 13, fewer versions are offered. Images are available for AppleTV, Raspberry Pi, and a generic build for i386 and x86_64 environments. The specific builds for AMD’s Fusion and Nvidia’s ION platform, among others, will disappear. The main changes in this version, internally referred to as 3.95.4, are as follows:

Updated and changed Components since OpenELEC-3.95.3

• Update to bcm2835-bootloader-4016cb2
• Update to bcm2835-driver-4016cb2
• Update to xbmc-13-14b7a12
• Update to freetype-2.5.3
• Update to rpcbind-0.2.1
• Update to pptp-1.8.0
• Update to wpa_supplicant-2.1
• Update to ppp-2.4.6
• Update to libnl-3.2.24
• Update to RTL8192CU-v4.0.2_9000.20130911
• Update to ethtool-3.13
• Update to nasm-2.11.02
• Update to glew-1.10.0
• Update to vdpauinfo-0.1
• Update to mysql-5.1.73
• Update to taglib-1.9.1
• Update to libvorbis-1.3.4
• Update to lilogg-1.3.1
• Update to libmodplug-0.8.8.5
• Update to libcdio-0.92
• Update to flac-1.3.0
• Update to linux-3.14
• Update to curl-7.35.0
• Update to flex-2.5.39
• Update to file-5.18
• Update to sqlite-autoconf-3080402
• xbmc: add PR4491
• Projects/RPi/linux: disable FIQ
• Revert “xbmc: init takes care of reboot and shutdown”

For a full changelog on what’s new, follow this link.